SBI Academy

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STATE BANK OF INDIA - PROFILE
Branches
9,000
Foreign Offices 69
Total number of Employees
1,99,000 Assets
63 billion

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ACADEMYS MISSION STATEMENT
To be a professionally excellent techno-savvy
centre for training and research, facilitating
overall development of customer-centric and
market oriented professional managers and
providing research-based support in strategy
formulation for achievement of corporate goals.
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OBJECTIVES OF SBI ACADEMY

• Professional centre of excellence for training
  and research in Banking Bank Management
• Development of Customer-centric Market-oriented
  professional Managers and Leaders
• Internal Consultant / Change Agent for the Bank
• Research and Development to support strategy
  formulation for achievement of Corporate Goals
• Consultancy and guidance to Staff Training
  Centres operating in various Circles of the Bank.

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MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE ACADEMY

• Formulation of training curricula and pedagogical
  approaches
• Development of training methodology
• Administering training programmes targetted at
  Senior Middle Management officials
• Conducting research on topics of operational
  relevance

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TRAINING PROGRAMMES

• Training, being the core activity, receives
  dedicated attention and over the last two decades
  of its existence the Academy has trained over
  50,000 participants through various programmes in
  critical streams like Credit Management,
  International Banking, Human Resource Management,
  Management / Executive Development, Faculty
  Development, Marketing, Role-specific programmes
  etc. Apart from regular training, programmes,
  numerous workshops and seminars have been
  organised to address emerging needs and
  contemporary corporate concerns. On-site training
  interventions are frequently being made at
  branches for addressing more effectively the
  issues of improving group dynamics and work
  culture through team building and focussing on
  branch-specific needs in functional training as
  well as attitudinal re-orientation

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CHALLENGES FOR TRAINING

• Vast network of branches
• Wide geographical distribution
• A huge workforce
• 11 levels of officers
• Various entry levels
• Diversified educational background
• Frequent Rotation of staff
• Variety of Roles
• Rise in customer needs expectations
• Rapidly changing environment
• Increased Competition
• Fast changing Technology
• Wide range of Banking Services Products

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CORE TRAINING COMPETENCIES

• Behavioral Sciences and HRM
• Credit
• International Banking
• Marketing
• General Banking
• Inspection Audit

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

• Combines pedagogic / lecture methods with
  participative / experiential training techniques
  for adult learning like Case / Studies, Human
  Process Lab, Role Play, Group Work, Panel
  discussion as well as interactions with senior
  executives and Customers

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TRAINING COMPETENCIES

• Staffed by officers/executives with proven,
  operational experience.
• Training competencies developed through Faculty
  Development programmes.
• Faculty attend programmes of Indian Institutes of
  Management (IIMs), Indian Society For Applied
  Behavioural Science, National Institute of Bank
  Management etc.
• Every discipline headed by a Senior Faculty and
  staffed by members of the Faculty, who have
  considerable work experience in offices in India
  abroad.

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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

• As the think tank and internal consultant of
  the bank, as well as for continuous renewal, the
  Academy undertakes research projects in various
  areas of contemporary and operational relevance
  on an on-going basis. To build up the necessary
  focus and impetus the Academy has established a
  dedicated Research Development wing. Numerous
  valuable projects works have already been done in
  areas of critical importance related to banking

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INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES

• 6 centrally air-conditioned lecture halls with
  state-of-the-art teaching aids

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Two air-conditioned conference halls and an
Auditorium with a seating capacity of 330 and
Video-Conferencing facilities
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Library with more than 11,000 books, 120
periodicals and video cassettes
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Hostel with open spaces all around
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A well-equipped gymnasium, facilities for
indoor and outdoor games
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Dining hall with state-of-the-art equipments
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EXTERNAL USERS

• The Academys training expertise is being
  increasingly sought by reputed organisations /
  banks. To name a few
• Bank Dhofar Al-Omani Al Fransi Oman
• Bank Of Bhutan
• Bank Of Rajasthan
• Nepal SBI Bank Ltd.
• Oriental Bank Of Commerce
• Overseas Banking Unit, Bahrain
• Small Industries Bank Of India
• Indian Bank
• Bank Of Oman
• ICICI Bank

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• OUR PUBLICATIONS
• Gurukul A quarterly journal covering subjects
  of topical interest
• Executive Digest- A collection of book reviews
• Case Studies Booklet- A collection of case
  studies on various banking topics
• Banking Mathematics

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List of B.S. Programmes

• Faculty Development (in two Phases)
• Behavioural Science (in three Phases)
• Management Development (for Middle Managers)
• Executive Development (for Senior Managers)
• Leadership Renewal
• Stress Management
• Ethics in Business
• Counselling Skills
• Communication Skills

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List of Credit Programmes

• Fundamentals of Credit
• Advanced Credit Appraisal
• Corporate Business Marketing
• Project Appraisal Risk Analysis
• Credit for Inspecting Officials
• Financial Markets Products Overview
• Risk Management
• Foreign Currency Funding Options
• Derivatives
• Stressed Assets Management

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List of IB Programmes

• IB for Branch Managers/Officials of Branches
• Bourse Programme for Officials Working in Dealing
  Rooms
• Risk Management Derivatives
• Workshop on Documentary Credits
• Intensive Programme on Export Finance
• IB for Trainers
• Programme on IB Dealing Room Operations for
  Inspecting Officials